KUALA LUMPUR: Police are investigating two separate cases involving women who claimed they were harassed by policemen at roadblocks.
One of the cases involved suspected sexual harassment.
In the first incident which took place at a roadblock along Jalan Duta, a woman claimed she was asked by a policeman why she wasn't wearing a bra. The woman also claimed that the policeman said he would not issue her with a summons if she proved to him she wasn't wearing a bra.
In the other incident, which took place in Penang, a policeman was accused of contacting a woman whom he had stopped at a roadblock as he "wanted to get to know her better."
Federal police Integrity and Standard Compliance Department (JIPS) director, Datuk Zamri Yahya, said the department is probing both cases.
"At the moment, we are in the midst of identifying the two personnel involved based on the statements and information gathered.
"At the same time, Bukit Aman has already been in contact with both complainants to obtain more information on the policemen who allegedly harassed them in order to aid the JIPS investigation," he told Berita Harian.
Zamri said JIPS will take the appropriate disciplinary action.
"The offences are a serious breach of conduct as it can mar the image of the police.
"I would also like to issue a reminder to policemen and officers on duty that they need to be professional and not do anything unrelated to their official duties, either via their actions or speech," he said.
Both women had related their experiences through their respective Twitter and Instagram accounts.
One of the women, who goes by the handle @Sabiyusof on Twitter, said she was pulled over at a roadblock along Jalan Duta on her way to Shah Alam.
"I wasn't wearing a bra, and then somehow the police notice it???" she tweeted, alleging that the cop asked her why she wasn't wearing one, adding that she had also forgotten to bring her driver's licence along.
She claimed that while one policeman took her identity card to the roadblock tent to check if it had a driver's license, the cop who asked her about her undergarment said, "Seriouslah you tak pakai bra, cuba bukak tunjuk, kalau you tunjuk i tak saman you." (You're seriously braless, why don't you show me, if you do I won't issue a summons.)
The cop, according to her, had also "insisted" on exchanging phone numbers despite her telling him she was uncomfortable.
She further alleged that the cop passed her his mobile phone and asked her to dial her own number to leave a missed call.
In her Twitter thread, the woman said she refused to entertain his requests and demanded that he issue her with a summons.
She also showed a copy of a police report she lodged over what transpired.